The Garretson Blue Dragons earned a 52-41 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in the season-opening game of the girls season on Tuesday, December 8th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
Both teams got off to a slow start offensively in the first quarter, scoring a combined 15 points. Garretson held a 10-5 lead after the first quarter. The offense picked up in the second quarter, and the Blue Dragons headed to the locker room at halftime ahead 25-13. The Blue Dragons were able to push their lead to 13 points by the end of the third quarter at 39-26. The Cardinals were able to close the gap early in the fourth quarter, but Garretson was able to hang on for the 52-41 win.
St Mary finished the game shooting 25.5% (14-55) from the field, 33.3% (4-12) from three-point area, and 64.3% (9-14) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had a total of 41 rebounds, 12 assists and 12 turnovers.
Kennedi Mullaney led the Cardinals with 16 points and nine rebounds. Jackie Wolles had 11 points and two rebounds, while Lexi Klein finished with eight points and seven rebounds. Sydney Cook led the team with four assists.
The Cardinals (0-1) will host Estelline on Thursday, December 10th.